Northwest China: March 26 to 28, most parts will be dominated by sunny to cloudy skies. Streams of cold air will bring the region force 4 to 6 northerly winds and up to force 8 in the mountain passes in northern Xinjiang. March 29 to 30, southeastern parts will be cloudy to overcast with light rain or snow. March 31 to April 1, northern Xinjiang will be overcast with light to moderate snow and then turn sunny, accompanied by force 5 to 7 northerly winds and lower temperatures. The mountain passes will meet force 7 to 9 winds. Eastern parts of the region will also experience light rain or snowfall and then turn sunny in company of force 4 to 6 northerly winds.

 

North China: March 26, most of the region will be under sunny skies with force 4 northerly winds. March 27 to 29, the majority of the region will be cloudy to overcast with light rain or snow covered in haze, thereafter, force 4 to 5 northerly winds will blow. March 30 to April 1, most areas will be mainly cloudy covered in haze, with mild winds and no big temperature change.

 

Northeast China: March 26 to 27, easternmost parts will meet light to moderate snow while the majority of the region will have force 4 to 6 northerly winds. March 28 to 29, most parts will be overcast with light to moderate snow or rainfall, while some areas in middle and northernmost parts will receive heavy snow or snow storms. March 30 to 31, most parts will be sunny to cloudy. April 1, most parts will be overcast with showers or snow showers, or light to moderate rain, snow. The plain will have fog.

 

Central China: March 26, central and northern parts will be sunny to cloudy, while middle and southern parts will be overcast with light to moderate rain or rain showers. March 27 to 28, most parts will be overcast to cloudy with rain shower or light rain accompanied by foggy haze. March 29 to April 1, northern parts will be sunny to cloudy while middle and southern parts will continue to be dominated by overcast and rainy weather with low temperatures. March 31, thicker foggy haze will be expected in most parts of the region.

 

East China: March 26, areas north of the Huaihe River will be overcast with rainfall, and then turn sunny together with force 4 to 5 northerly winds. Areas south of the Huaihe River will be overcast with light to moderate rain while some places will meet heavy rainfall. March 27 to 28, the majority of the region will receive light to moderate rain covering in haze. March 29 to April 1, most areas of middle and northern parts will be cloudy to sunny with occasional force 4 northerly winds. Southern parts will continue to see rain showers or light rainfall. March 31 to April 1, the region will encounter foggy haze.

 

South China: During the week, most parts will be dominated by overcast and rainy weather with fog and constant temperature, while northern parts will encounter occasional moderate rainfall with heavy rain in some places. Average temperature in daytime is below 12 Celsius degree, a little lower than before.

 

Southwest China: During the week, southeastern Sichuan, southern Guizhou, eastern Yunnan and eastern Tibet will see more overcast, rainy and snowy days. Some regions of southern Guizhou and northeastern Yunnan will get moderate or heavy rainfall sometimes. Within the week, Guizhou, Chongqing and the Sichuan Basin will experience more foggy days.

 

China National Meteorological Center

 

(China.org.cn March 22, 2007)